St Olaf College Business Programs

St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The surrounding location of Northfield is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

St Olaf College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

St. Olaf has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#63	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at St. Olaf.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#54	Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#117	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards St. Olaf has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#58	Best General Economics Schools	College Factual
#132	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is St Olaf College?

Contact details for St. Olaf are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Phone:	507-786-2222
Website:	wp.stolaf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/stolafcollege?sk=wall
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/StOlaf

How Do I Get Into St. Olaf?

You can apply to St. Olaf online at: wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for St. Olaf

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Olaf?

The acceptance rate at St. Olaf is 51%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 48%, and the acceptance rate for women is 53%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% of students accepted to St. Olaf submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 700.

St. Olaf received ACT scores from 72% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 33. Math scores were between 24 and 30. Composite scores were between 25 and 32.

Can I Afford St Olaf College?

The overall average net price of St. Olaf is $34,372. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At St. Olaf, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $6,638 a year. That adds up to $26,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at St. Olaf is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

St Olaf College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,953 undergraduate students at St. Olaf, with 2,916 being full-time and 37 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,916 full-time undergraduates at St. Olaf, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St Olaf College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	199
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	220
White	1,967
International Students	289
Other Races/Ethnicities	146

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at St Olaf College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at St. Olaf. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

Online Learning at St Olaf College

In 2019-2020, 2,713 students took at least one online class at the school.

St Olaf College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Economics	81	81
TOTAL	81	81

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.